Artifact Details

Description

The CIP-03 is a low-profile box. The front portion of the top surface consists of an alpha-numeric keyboard with many secondary functions printed below the keys. The back surface has a power connector and one marked "RF". Two other connectors are marked "AV" and "CAS".

The "Electronica CIP-03" is a Romanian clone of theTimex/Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer based on the MMN-80 CPU, an Eastern European clone of the Zilog Z80 microprocessor. The CIP-03 was called 'calculator pentru instruire' which means 'computer for teaching'.

The CPI-03 had built-in software. It was a Spectrum compatible BASIC interpreter in ROM. This BASIC interpreter was labeled BASIC 5. The only difference between Spectrum BASIC and BASIC 5 was the copyright.

The memory in the CPI-03 was implemented by a set of 8 memory chips. Each chip was organized as 1-bit x 64K. This yielded a RAM of 64K bytes.

System characteristics were:

Power supply 5V at 1.3A
Memory 64KB RAM 16KB EPROM
Graphics resolution: 192 x 256 pixels
Text resolution: 24 x 32 characters

Date

1988

Manufacturer

Elektronika

Place Manufactured

Romania

Identifying Numbers

Other number

17603783

Partially paper llabel on bottom

Dimensions

overall: 2 1/2 in x 12 7/8 in x 11 in

Category

Digital computer/personal computer/desktop

Credit

Gift of Andrada Fiscutean

Lot Number

X8643.2018